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Nicetomeetyou Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

How to use 'be tired from'

Is it acceptable and natural English?

A---I am tired from work.

B---I am tired from working.

C---I am tired from lots of homework.

D---I am tired from doing lots of homework.

Which would you use, A and C or B and D?

  

Top answer

; but is acceptable. ; but is grammatical. ‘working’ and ‘doing’ are the actions causing the tiredness.

— Wilpeter

  • ; but is acceptable.
  • ; but is grammatical.
  • ‘working’ and ‘doing’ are the actions causing the tiredness.
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  1. A is not as common as B.; but is acceptable.
  2. C is not as common as D.; but is grammatical.

‘working’ and ‘doing’ are the actions causing the tiredness.

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